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Evaluation of dental syringe hiding technique as a distraction method in paediatric dental patients in dental office

Evaluation of dental syringe camouflage technique as a distraction method in paediatric dental patients in dental office

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/07/055924
Enrollment
76
Registered
2023-07-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Camouflaged Dental Syringes: Camouflaging the dental syringe with a cloth dental syringe sleeve to evaluate reduction in associated needle anxiety within 10 minutes of intervention in

Sponsors

Oberoi Ashmeetkaur Sukhbirsingh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients requiring dental procedures indicated for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block anesthesia (pulp therapies, extractions, or other surgical interventions) Patients categorized under Frankelâ??s negative and positive behaviour categories No history of previous dental office visits Patients whose parents give informed consent for participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with special health care needs Children showing positive response to patch test of Lignocaine Children whose parents/guardian do not agree for written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Subjective measures These shall be recorded by asking the patient to choose the most apt picture in the report card. Change in anxiety scores using Venham Picture Test both pre & post LA administration Pain perception Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale post LA administration Objective measures These shall be recorded by an observer other than the one performing the LA administration. Change in Oxygen saturation (SpO2) post intervention Change in Heart rate post intervention Change in Blood pressure post interventionTimepoint: Immediate post intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All subjective as well as objective measures shall be observed as well as compared within subgroups of experimental group using camouflaged dental syringesTimepoint: Immediate post intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactOberoi Ashmeetkaur Sukhbirsingh

Professor Jr Grade King Georges Medical University, U.P., Lucknow

richa.bahal@gmail.com9936038511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026